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Muhammad Ali Defends Islam After Trump’s Proposal to Bar Foreign Muslims
New York Times ^ | Dec. 10, 2015 | Katie Rogers and Victor Mather

Posted on 12/11/2015 11:04:48 AM PST by Olog-hai

Muhammad Ali, one of the most famous athletes in American history and a convert to Islam in the 1960s, returned to the public spotlight Wednesday night to say that political leaders had a responsibility to foster understanding about his religion.

His comments came after Donald J. Trump, the leading Republican presidential candidate, stoked anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States by, among other things, suggesting that foreign Muslims be barred from traveling to the country. Trump has also questioned President Obama's affirmation that Muslim Americans are some of the nation's sports heroes. ...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cassiusclay; cassiusx; hijrah; jihad; muhammadali; nationofislam; rop; trump
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To: 1Old Pro

Yeah, just like they did Jane Fonda. Fanned the flames to a fever pitch while our troops were in harm’s way. Our troops won the war and the Washington Low Life and media gave it away. America didn’t lose in Vietnam, the Black hearted politicians did.


41 posted on 12/11/2015 11:44:43 AM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Olog-hai
Actually he said; "Fruum hibble rennoit senswable pooket."
But that's what he meant, I'm sure.
42 posted on 12/11/2015 11:45:14 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (To win the country back, we need to be as mean as the libs say we are. Go Ted.)
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To: admin
Why has my comment been submitted for review?
And why when I try to compose mail it says: Sorry, your account is too new to use this feature.
What's up?
43 posted on 12/11/2015 11:45:14 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (To win the country back, we need to be as mean as the libs say we are. Go Ted.)
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To: JudyinCanada
I’d love to see him begin every speech, quran in hand, just reading from THEIR “HOLY” BOOK.

The muslim workaround for this one is to say that the only true reading of the quran is in Arabic. Any other language is translating it wrong... even though there are many Muslims and even Al Qaeda members who have converted and confirm veracity.

44 posted on 12/11/2015 11:47:20 AM PST by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: Olog-hai
Muhammad Ali, one of the most famous athletes in American history and a convert to Islam in the 1960s, returned to the public spotlight Wednesday night to say that political leaders had a responsibility to foster understanding about his religion.

What's so hard to understand? Everything you need to know is in the Koran...oh wait, and in the Hadith, sorry, and in Shariah. And about the Koran, you have to make a distinction between the Mecca Koran and the Medina Koran. Oh and latter verses in the Koran abrogate earlier verses in the Koran. But don't forget that the Koran is not written chronologically, so it's kinda hard to know which Koranic verse is actually in effect of which is not. And always remember that things in the Hadith and Shariah hold the same weight as the Koran, so while no mention of a thing is in the Koran, if it is in the other two, a devout Muslim must adhere to it, so make sure you cross check the three tomes.

See...simple and easy...I don't understand why folks are so confused about Islam. /s

45 posted on 12/11/2015 11:47:53 AM PST by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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To: Olog-hai

Does anyone even remember his real name, Cassius Clay anymore?

Thats what i call him, he went to Islam not to convert, read the history of why.


46 posted on 12/11/2015 11:51:55 AM PST by Daniel Ramsey (Trump to win! He wins, we win, the nation wins!)
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To: Olog-hai

Who cares?


47 posted on 12/11/2015 11:53:50 AM PST by mulligan (I)
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To: Olog-hai

Senile and punch-drunk.


48 posted on 12/11/2015 11:53:52 AM PST by beethovenfan (Islam is a cancer on civilization.)
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To: Daniel Ramsey; Fiddlstix

Yes, some of us do remember his birth name. What makes his name change all the more insulting is that he was named after an abolitionist, whereas all forms of Islam are about slavery.


49 posted on 12/11/2015 12:07:27 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: kingu

To do that they would ALL have to convert from Islam.


50 posted on 12/11/2015 12:09:28 PM PST by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll eventually get what you deserve)
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To: philetus
That is not Ali

He is Senile

51 posted on 12/11/2015 12:39:58 PM PST by scooby321
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To: Blue Jays

Have not heard any follow-up to assertions made by Muhammad Ali anytime recently.

52 posted on 06/03/2016 1:26:52 PM PDT by Blue Jays
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To: Olog-hai

Well, Ali’s brain is basically dust, sooo.....no surprise here.


53 posted on 06/03/2016 1:38:51 PM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: right way right

Getting close to being a literal state of being.


54 posted on 06/03/2016 3:55:34 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: BenLurkin
Gaseous Clay — please go away.

If the news is any indication, you may get your wish sooner rather than later...

Muhammed Ali Placed On Life Support

The article is dated today.

55 posted on 06/03/2016 4:06:36 PM PDT by hoagy62 ("It's not the whole world gone mad. Just the people in it.")
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To: Olog-hai

I understood everything after 9/11.


56 posted on 06/03/2016 4:10:30 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Olog-hai
I didn't mean to kill him. Weird coincidence.

Kind if like the two US Air force and Navy crashes yesterday. Sad Ali was a Muslim. Tragic.

57 posted on 06/03/2016 9:48:43 PM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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